Jim Stroud

"The pharmaceutical industry giants won't have a problem complying with the California regulations, but many smaller players in the industry don't have the resources to do it on their own," said Jim Stroud, president and CEO, Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

"However, our company has been serializing at the saleable unit and RFID tagging at the case level since February of this year. The system IBM built for us will not only benefit GSMS, but also small and mid-sized drug manufacturers around the world," he added.

be part of the solution," said Jim Stroud, president and CEO, GSMS Medical

While the pharmaceutical industry has a head start in implementing track-and-trace systems, it lacks focus because states have passed inconsistent laws that must all be followed, noted Jim Stroud, president and CEO of drug wholesaler Golden State Medical Supplies Inc. in Valencia, Calif.
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A federal mandate could prod the drug industry to create a standard tracking technology, Stroud said.

"We are hoping that with the new administration, there will be a new, overriding federal regulation. We want one federal rule as to how we are to provide [drug] pedigrees" - whether it's RFID tags or something else, he added.

Starr also said Jim Stroud, a 1980 Horseheads graduate and the CEO of Golden State Medical Supply in Ventura, Calif., has donated $25,000 for the program if it is adopted.

James L. Stroud, President / CEO, Golden State Medical Supply

"We chose to team with IBM because GSMS is committed to protecting the pharmaceutical drug supply," says Jim Stroud, President and CEO, GSMS Medical Supply Inc.

James L. Stroud - Speaker Photo
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James L. Stroud President and Chief Executive Officer